Advertising device.



W. K. SALTER & C. A. S. HUTCHIN-SON. ADVERTISING DEVIGB.

APPLICATION FILED NOV'.19, 1907.

908,702. Patented Jan; 5, 1909.

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W N E g @R fr 2 l a I n I l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM K. SALTER AND CHARLES A. S. HU'IOHINSON, OF PHILADELPHIA,

PENNSYLVANIA.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

Application filed November 19, 1907. Serial No. 402,916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM K. SALTER and CHARLES A. S. HUTCHINSON, citizens of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, 111 the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Advertising Deyice, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to advertising devices, the object being to provide a device adapted to display a number of cards, one at a time, containing advertising matter.

Another object of our invention is to provide novel means for bringing these cards into view one at a time so that the advertising matter can be readily read.

A further object of our invention is to provide a device which is exceedingly cheap and simple in construction and one which can be readily operated by any motor desired, such as a spring motor or electric motors.

To accomplish these results we provide a plurality of cards which are pivotally mounted on a shaft, each card being provided with projections at its ends, which are adapted to be engaged by pins carried by disks, whereby the cards will be brought into view one at a time, this operation being continued indefinitely.

Figure 1, is a front view of our improved advertising device, showing the card with advertising matter printed thereon through a sight opening. Fig. 2, is a front view of the working mechanism removed from the casing, the power shaft being broken 0K. Fig. 3, is a section taken through the device showing the position the cards occupy in operation. Fig. 4:, is a detailed perspective view of the shaft showing the manner of arranging the sleeves carrying the cards thereon. Fig. 5, is a detail perspective view showing the manner of connecting the sleeves to the cards, and, Fig. 6, is a perspective view of a portion of one of the cards, showing the clip arranged thereon, which is engaged by the pin for operating the same.

Referring to the drawings, A, indicates a base provided with standards A, having bearings A at the upper ends, in which are pivotally mounted the reduced ends B, of a shaft B, which carries a gear wheel C, at one end adapted to mesh with the gear wheel D, carried by a power shaft D, which may be driven by an electric motor or spring motor.

The shaft is proidded with a plurality of annular grooves B to each side of its cenlel ends E, having registering slots E provided with outwardly projecting parallel ends E, having registering slots E through which paper fasteners F, are adapted to pass and secure the cards G, between the ends E. One of these sleeves is connected to each card adjacent each end so as to hold the card perfectly parallel with the shaft and in the drawings I have shown 12 of these cards arranged on the shaft which requires 24L sleeves to support the same.

Arranged on the shaft at each end is a bushing I, carrying a disk H, the bushing being secured in place by set screw I, which securely locks the same rigid to the shaft, whereby when the shaft is rotated the bush ing and disk H, will be also rotated. EX- tending out laterally from the inner face of the disks H, are pins J, which are arranged spirally thereon, the pins being arranged at different distances from the axis of the disk.

Secured on the edges of the cards are spring clip members K, which are so arranged that they are adapted to be engaged by the respective pins whereby six of these cards will be in engagement with six of the pins of each of the disks at all times, and as the shaft is rotated and the upper card passes over the vertical center of the shaft it will drop by gravity and at the same time another card is engaged by another pair of pins.

It will be seen that as the shaft is rotated the cards will be brought into view one at a time and held in a vertical position for a fraction of a second, so that the advertising matter which is to be printed on each card will be held in view so that it can be readily read.

Arranged over the base A, inclosing the device is a casing L, which is provided with a sight opening which is adapted to be closed by glass, so that the working mechanism of the device will be kept free from dust and at the same time allow the cards to be clearly brought into View as they are rotated.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that we have provided an advertising device which will occupy a very small space and can be used to great advantage on counters in stores for advertising different things.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

1. In a card display advertising device, a rotatable shaft, cards carried suspended freely from the shaft and adapted to have free independent movement around the same, a clip adapted to engage the end of a card and to be shifted to dlfferent positions there along, and pins mounted on the shaft and rotatable therewith for contacting with said clip.

2. In a card display advertising device, a rotatable shaft, a plurality of freely rotatable clips mounted on the shaft, said clips each adapted to engage a card, in combination with pins carried at different radial distances from the center of the shaft and clips adapted to engage the edge of a card and to be adjusted along said edge and to be engaged with one of said pins.

3. In an advertising device, the combination with a shaft of a plurality of sleeves loosely mounted on the shaft carrying cards, said cards being provided with projections, disks carried by the shaft, provided with laterally projecting pins adapted to engage said projections, and means for rotating said shaft.

at. In an advertising device, the combination with a casing provided with a sight opening, of a base arranged in said casing provided with standards, a shaft mounted in said standards, provided with a plurality of annular grooves, a plurality of sleeves loosely mounted in said grooves carrying advertising cards, provided with projections, disks secured on said shaft to each side of said cards and laterally projecting pins arranged spirally on said disks adapted to engage the projections of said cards and means for operating said shaft.

5. In an advertising device, the combination with a shaft provided with a plurality of'a-nnular grooves, of a plurality of sleeves mounted in said grooves provided with outwardly projecting ends, cards secured between said ends provided with projections at their ends, disks secured on said shaft to each side of the cards provided with laterally projecting pins spirally arranged thereon, said pins being adapted to engage said projections, and swing said cards on said shaft and means for operating said shaft, for the purpose described.

6. In an advertising device, the combination with a casing provided with a sight opening, of a base arranged in said casing, provided with standards, a shaft mounted in said standards provided with a plurality of annular grooves, sleeves loosely mounted in said grooves, provided with parallel ends, cards secured between said ends provided with oppositely disposed projections at their ends, bushings secured on said shaft adjacent the standards carrying disks, pins eX- tending laterally from said disks, and pins being arranged at different distances from the axis of the disk and means for operating said shaft, whereby the cards will be brought before the sight opening, one at a time.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM K. SALTER. CHARLES A. S. HUTUHINSON.

Vitnesses M. C. LYDDANE, Rno P. WVRIGHT. 

